Generation Study Abroad: What it Means for You

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Abroad Education Loan
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Generation Study Abroad What it Means for You
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• On October 1st, the Institute of International
  Education (IIE) announced that more than 600
  partners have committed to the Generation Study
  Abroad Initiative and have pledged a total of
  185 million.
• Established by the Institute of International
  Education in 2014, Generation Study Abroad is a
  five-year initiative whose goal is to double the
  number of U.S. students who study abroad by the
  end of the decade. This initiative has brought
  together partners from K-12 organizations, U.S.
  universities and colleges, social networks, and
  international universities and organizations to
  address the biggest obstacles students face when
  deciding to study abroad cost, curriculum, and
  culture.

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• In just one year, these partners have begun to
  make practical changes to address these issues by
  focusing on
• Increasing funding and scholarships
• Expanding student diversity
• Improving campus training and support
• Curricular integration
• Engaging alumni

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Cost

• The 185 million pledged by Generation Study
  Abroad partners will be used, in large part, to
  expand student access to study abroad programs.
  Some examples of partner initiatives include the
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln and CIEE, CIEE, a
  non profit world leader in international
  education for more than 65 years.  The University
  of Nebraska-Lincoln now offers the Early Abroad
  Scholarship. This scholarship is meant to
  encourage students to study abroad within their
  first two years by offering them 2,000 towards
  their program. CIEE has offered to fund 10,000
  student passports until the year 2020. Keep an
  eye out, because they will be visiting college
  campuses around the country to host their
  Passport Caravan event.

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Curriculum

• Another obstacle for many students is the fact
  that there are many programs whose classes are
  not accepted for credit by some universities or
  that there are less programs geared towards the
  sciences. This holds many students back, because
  studying abroad then becomes a waste of time in
  their academic plan. In partnership with other
  institutions, the University College Dublin has
  been making an effort to improve curriculum and
  be able to offer more programs to
  underrepresented fields in study abroad such as
  engineering, nursing, and pre-med. Within the
  last year 91 of Generation Study Abroad partners
  have made moves to offer more for-credit study
  abroad programs this includes 64 of U.S.
  institutions that are trying to include or
  require a study abroad component in more majors
  and minors.

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Culture

• One of the main factors for Generation Study
  Abroad creation was to address the fact that only
  10 of university students were participating in
  study abroad programs. However, within that 10
  the percentage of underrepresented groups was
  even less. The mission is to make study abroad
  more inclusive by breaking down the elitist
  perception that it is out of reach, too
  expensive, or only for a select few.
• SUNY Oswego is one of the universities that has
  begun to address students hesitations and
  concerns by establishing a panel series, I, Too,
  Am Study Abroad, in which issues related to
  race, sexual orientation, and service learning
  abroad are addressed.
• In a similar fashion AHA International,  an
  academic program at the University of Oregon, is
  planning to hold Shake the Fear coffee mixers
  around college campuses in the Northwest and
  Midwest. These casual setting will hopefully
  encourage students to come out and receive
  answers to any of their doubts and hesitations
  about studying abroad.

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What it Means for You

• With such a high level of partnership and
  dedication, many programs are being created to
  make study abroad accessible. If you have been
  dabbling with the idea of Abroad Education Loan,
  pay attention to the study abroad offices events
  calendar and take the time to make an appointment
  with an advisor to see what options you may have.
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